摘要 |
A global status and position reporting system for a remote unit having a status and position transmit/receive unit (11) with at least one status and/or event input connected to a respective status and/or event sensor (16) for reporting at least one system status and/or event and position of the remote unit, and a status output connected to a communication interface (31-33); at least one base unit (6) adapted for receiving a status and position report, disposed at a position spaced away from the remote unit; position independent communications means including communications interfaces (31-33) respectively disposed in the remote unit and in the base unit for transmitting a status and position report from the remote unit to the base unit upon receipt of an activating prompt from the status sensor or a prompt initiated at the base unit. A global positioning satellite receiver (13) is provided in the remote unit for receiving global positioning information from a system of global positioning satellites (7) having a position ouput connected to the communications means for entering position information upon receiving the activating prompt.
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